Science & Medicine
Nobel winner who died Friday will retain prize
Oct. 3, 2011
Ralph Steinman, who passed away Friday, will still receive his share of the award because the Nobel committee did not know of his death. He and two others are honored for their work with the immune system.
March 19, 2014
Nobel winner dies before learning of prize
Nobel winner dies before receiving prize
World & Nation
It’s just a prize, right?
Oct. 3, 2015
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation: — 2011: American Bruce Beutler and French researcher Jules Hoffmann for their discoveries concerning the activation of innate immunity, sharing it with Canadian-born Ralph Steinman for his discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity. — 2010: British researcher Robert Edwards for the development of in vitro fertilization. — 2009: Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak for their discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase, research that has implications for cancer and aging research. — 2008: Harald zur Hausen and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier for discoveries of human papilloma viruses causing cervical cancer and the discovery of human immunodeficiency virus. — 2007: Mario R.
March 20, 2019
California
Crime: San Fernando man faces up to five years in prison. He was shot after driving his car toward an officer and ignoring orders to stop.
Jan. 7, 1998
Opinion
Requiring hazard pay for grocery workers doesn’t make them any safer from COVID-19. Instead, spend the money on improving safety.
Feb. 5, 2021
And the winners of the 2010 Nobel Prizes may be .... [Updated]
Sept. 21, 2010